alcahueta

[alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪a]

/[alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪a]/ verb

The verdict

“alcahueta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,597 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,597
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alcahotar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alcahueta · alcahueta · Spanish

alcahueta · rank #83,597 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,597
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alde

Nearest frequency peer: Alde (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “alcahueta”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “alcahueta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for alcahueta
PropertyValue
Headwordalcahueta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,597
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “alcahueta” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alcahuetacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Alde” (#83,598), “albaida” (#83,595), “alegada” (#83,599). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alcahueta” va en #83,597. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alcahueta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,597 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

alcahueta has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is alcahueta, spelled A-L-C-A-H-U-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alcahotar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de alcahotar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alcahueta"?
"alcahueta" is spelled A-L-C-A-H-U-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪a].
What does "alcahueta" mean?
As a verb, "alcahueta" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alcahotar.
How do you pronounce "alcahueta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alcahueta" is [alkaˈ(ɣ̞)w̝et̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alcahueta" come from?
"alcahueta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alcahueta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list